having said that; on the other hand
to cross one's mind; to occur to one
wound; injury; chip; crack; flaw; defect
full of (e.g. mistakes); riddled with; covered all over with (blood, mud, etc.)
there; that situation; that occasion; the spot (i.e. "on the spot"); immediately; then and there
to pull into; to draw in; to bring in; to win over
nonsense; no meaning; meaningless
to poke one's nose into another's affairs; to have a hand in; to take a (deep) interest in; to poke one's head (into a room)
to be helpful; to help; to be of assistance; to come in handy
to have meaning; to be meaningful
meanwhile; in the meantime
senior high school (esp. the senior high school section of a school that also encompasses other grades)
increasingly; more and more; decreasingly (when declining); less and less
to draw (attention, sympathy, etc.); to attract (e.g. interest)
white horse; unrefined sake
respect; esteem; reverence; honour; honor
to appear; to come in sight; to become visible; to be expressed (e.g. emotions); to become apparent (e.g. trends, effects)
with a feeling of relief; with a sigh of relief; deeply (sigh)
(at) a glance; (judging from) appearances
(not) merely; (not) simply
too much for one to handle; beyond one's capacity; unmanageable; uncontrollable; incorrigible; obstreperous
to hide; to be hidden; to conceal oneself; to disappear
first; foremost; most important; best; greatest; above all
barrier; checkpoint; gateway; hurdle; obstacle; trial
to come off; to slip down; to slip off
dangerous; critical; grave; uncertain; unreliable; dodgy
to start to say; to attempt to say; to be about to say; to speak to; to address
clearly; plainly; distinctly; decisively; flatly; definitely
even if; no matter (what); if; though; although; supposing
men and women; man and woman; both sexes; both genders
effeminate; unmanly; cowardly; sissy
miserable; pitiable; shameful; deplorable; pathetic
self-deprecation; self-derision; self-mockery; laughing at oneself
considerably; greatly; a lot
matter; affair; counter for (received) emails, text messages, voicemail messages, etc.; counter for accounts (on a website, email service, etc.)
again; once more; a second time
to become serious; to take something seriously (joke, teasing); to become irritated or angry (usu. at something trivial); to get worked up
joy; delight; rapture; pleasure; gratification; rejoicing
marking; grading; scoring
severe; strict; hard (to do); difficult; intense (e.g. cold); harsh (weather)
negative (e.g. thinking); negative; negative (electrical polarity)
to turn away; to bear off; to veer away; to deviate (e.g. of a conversation); to digress; to go astray